[comprehensive] When will the flame-retardant products enter the homes of ordinary people?

Core Tip: Statistics from relevant departments show that annual fires of a sizeable size in China cause an average economic loss of more than RMB 500 million to society, while serious fires caused by flammable fiber products account for more than half of the total number of fires.

The statistical data of the relevant departments shows that each year, the size of the fire in China will cause an average economic loss of more than 500 million yuan to society, and the serious fire caused by the flammable fiber products accounts for more than half of the total number of fires. Therefore, the use of flame-retardant textile products is very necessary and important, and the flame retardant fabrics will become the necessary attributes and development trends of textiles in the future. On May 29th, a discussion on the R&D technology and direction of flame-retardant fibers was launched in Beijing.

Fire-retardant fiber made innovative breakthroughs

Although the domestic research on flame-retardant fibers has started from a long time ago, it has truly achieved new development results in the 1990s. At present, it has basically met the protection needs of some special fields. However, with the improvement of people’s living standards, people’s requirements for flame-retardant textiles have evolved from simple protection to the pursuit of wearing comfortable, breathable and better dyeing performance. Permanent, safe, non-toxic and green production has become a new generation of flame-retardant textiles. The basic requirements.

After more than ten years of intensive research, the research and development team of Beijing Sailin Flame Retardant Fiber Co., Ltd. mastered the core technology of the preparation process of environment-friendly silicon-nitrogen-based flame retardants and silicon-nitrogen-based flame-retardant fibers, and successfully developed flame-retardant regenerated cellulose. fiber. Sianlan General Manager Bi Shenping introduced that this product is currently the world's first, to a certain extent, to make up for the existing flame-retardant regenerated cellulose fiber on the market, poor spinnability, large amount of smoke, not environmental protection and other defects, to overcome the flame-retardant Synthetic fiber products have poor wearing comfort and poor moisture absorption and perspiration.

It is understood that the flame-retardant regenerated cellulose fiber has been tested and applied in a number of downstream companies and has achieved good results. Xu Yuanbin, general manager of Shandong Yinying Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. introduced that the company has cooperated with Saillan for two years and successfully produced batch products after several trials. The qualification rate is over 95%. At present, the process, technology, personnel, and supporting facilities of the production line are all mature, and plans to launch into the big production line in the second half of the year.

Zhao Aiguo, assistant to chairman of Yueyue Home Textiles Co., Ltd., revealed that the company has successfully developed a flame-retardant home textile fabric by using flame-retardant regenerated cellulose fiber. Through experiments, the product showed good flame retardant effect. Speaking of the promotion of flame-retardant regenerated cellulose fibers, Bi Shenping proposed the establishment of a flame-retardant textile industry alliance including fibers, yarns, fabrics, printing and dyeing, finished products, and academic research institutions, and shared the results of the alliance in the form of virtual equity. At present, Saillan has signed cooperation agreements with 4 downstream companies such as Yue Home Textiles to jointly develop the flame-retardant textile market.

Flame retardant textile market to be developed

Western developed countries attach great importance to and pay attention to flame-retardant textiles. Zhao Aiguo said that in developed countries and regions, especially the United States, the fire-retardant and fire-resistant performance requirements of all textiles exported to the United States market are particularly stringent, specifically made by the US consumer product testing and certification program for the flame retardant performance of various textile products. With different technical specifications, more than 70% of residential houses have been equipped with permanent flame-retardant fabrics.

At present, China has issued relevant regulations on the flame-retardant performance of flame-retardant protective clothing, civil architecture and home interior decorative fabrics, but the domestic flame-retardant textile market is still developing slowly. Although the flame retardant requirements for textiles have become higher and higher in recent years, the proportion of truly environmentally friendly flame retardant products, especially permanent flame retardant products, is still very low. In some special places, only flame retardant finishing agents are used. To obtain flame retardant effect.

He Yanli, vice chairman of the China Chemical Fiber Industry Association, analyzed that despite the advancement of national industrial policies, people's awareness of flame retardant and fire prevention is relatively weak, and fire protection concepts are also conservative. Flame retardant textiles are currently mainly used in military and personal protection. She suggested that in the future, we must strengthen the formulation of national standards for flame-retardant fibers, and increase the implementation of mandatory standards to infiltrate flame-retardant products into the people's livelihood and into ordinary people's homes.

Jiang Shicheng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, also believes that the problem of lagging standards will affect the development of flame-retardant fibers. In the future, the construction of flame-retardant fiber laws and regulations will need to be strengthened, and mandatory regulations will need to be more sound.

Multifunctional environmental protection is the development direction

In recent years, EU REACH regulations have imposed stricter restrictions on the use of flame retardants. Yu Jianyong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, believes that for enterprises, this is both a challenge and an opportunity for the development of new flame-retardant fibers. Laws and regulations strictly require flame retardants to be highly efficient, halogen-free, low-smoke, and low-toxic, with little impact on the other properties of materials. The application of environmentally friendly flame retardants will also play a huge role in promoting the innovation of flame-retardant textiles.

Yu Jianyong believes that in the future, multi-directional development of general-purpose flame-retardant fibers should be adopted to meet multiple needs. Such as flame retardant, antistatic, flame-retardant, flame-retardant, flame-retardant, antibacterial and other dual-function and multi-functional flame-retardant fibers, such as flame retardant, antistatic, flame retardant and antibacterial, etc., from the aspects of high performance, high quality, fiber multi-functionalization, production flexibility and green processing. Development of flame retardant masterbatch, polyester melt modification technology and melt on-line modification technology, provide technical support for low-cost, high-efficiency production; make the process non-toxic, non-polluting, energy-saving emission reduction. At the same time, we must speed up the pace of industrialization of special flame-retardant fibers, and pay attention to the application of flame-retardant fiber products and the expansion of market applications. He also stressed in particular that there are several very important tasks that must be done in the future, such as in-depth study of the combustion properties and combustion theory of fibers, the strengthening of testing methods for the combustion properties of fiber textiles, and the formulation and improvement of flame retardant regulations and standards for fiber textiles, etc. .

Yao Mu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, also pointed out that in the future flame-retardant fibers should be developed in a complex and multi-functional direction, insist on innovation in preparation and methods, and take the green and environmentally-friendly path. Professor Shi Jun, a professor at the General Rear Meditation Equipment Research Institute, put forward his own opinions on the application of flame-retardant cellulose fibers in the military, armed police, peacekeeping forces and civilian fields. He believes that flame-retardant fabrics must not only solve the problem of flame retardancy, but also consider the requirements of appearance, comfort and strength.